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Associated Press • Thursday May 9, 2013 12:45 PM

Enlarge ImageRequest to buy this photoMark Duncan | Associated Press"It actually worried me when it took so long because I knew all it took was one replay to see." -- Athletics manager Bob Melvin, who last night was ejected for arguing with umpire Angel Hernandez, right

CLEVELAND -- Athletics manager Bob Melvin still believes he witnessed a home run, and nothing
will change his mind. Unfortunately for him and his team, there's nothing he can do about it.

Melvin said today he has been in contact with Major League Baseball regarding the disputed,
ninth-inning call in the Indians' 4-3 victory last night. Umpires ruled that a ball hit by
Oakland's Adam Rosales with two out was a double, not a homer.

The umpires did not reverse their call despite watching video. TV replays clearly showed that
Rosales' hit went over the wall, and their decision shocked the A's, the Indians, 14,000 fans in
attendance at Progressive Field and anyone watching the game on TV.

Melvin does not know whether the call will be overturned but expects baseball officials to
comment.

"I've heard from MLB, and I'm not going to say what they said," Melvin said before the A's
and Indians wrapped up a four-game series. "It's probably what the majority saw, but what they're
going to do from here I haven't had any discussions about that."

Helped by the disputed call, the Indians held on as closer Chris Perez escaped a bases-loaded
jam.

Melvin, who had requested that the umpires review Rosales' hit, was automatically ejected by
second-base umpire Angel Hernandez for charging onto the field and arguing following the video
review. MLB rules state that once the review is made, the call stands.

Hernandez, who asked a pool reporter not to record his interview following the game, said
there was not enough clear proof to overturn the original call.

"It wasn't evident on the TV we had it was a home run," Hernandez said. "I don't know what
kind of replay you had, but you can't reverse a call unless there is 100 percent evidence, and
there wasn't 100 percent evidence."

Melvin wasn't entirely familiar with the review procedure, which takes place off the field
and near the umpires' dressing room. But he was confident the three umpires who left the field
would see the same replays that were available to anyone watching the TV broadcasts.

Melvin said he became concerned the double would not be ruled a homer when the umpires took
extra time to review the play.

"It actually worried me when it took so long because I knew all it took was one replay to
see," he said. "Even the group in the suite next to us, you could see them look at the replay one
time and they all turned away and said it was a home run. When I went and looked at it in the video
room, their TV announcers were saying, 'This is a home run, let's go.' "

Melvin's understanding is that the umpires get several camera angles when reviewing a
contested homer.

"They get all the feeds from both outlets and maybe even another one, I don't know," he said.
"But I don't think that MLB withholds feeds from them. Now what they're watching it on, I don't
know. I'm not in there. It came down to somebody's decision and that was probably against the grain
from what the majority thought."